List of rulers of Wales
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Before the Norman Conquest of Wales
was completed in 1282, Wales consisted of a number of independent kingdoms
, the most important being Gwynedd
, Powys, Deheubarth (originally Ceredigion
, Seisyllwg and Dyfed
), Gwent and Morgannwg. Boundary changes and the equal division of patrimony meant that few princes ever came close to ruling the whole of Wales.
The names of those known to have ruled over one or more of the kingdoms are listed below (those in heavy type ruled over a large portion of Wales).
Ruled by Glywysing monarchs.
Deheubarth was in the possession of the Normans
from 1093 to 1155
From 1234 to 1283, Deheubarth was subject to the princes of Gwynedd
Iestyn was the last ruler of an independent Morgannwg, which was thereafter in the possession of the Normans
and became the lordship of Glamorgan
Iestyn was the last ruler of an independent Morgannwg, which was thereafter in the possession of the Normans
and became the lordship of Glamorgan
From 1160 Powys was split into two parts. The southern part was later called Powys Wenwynwyn
after Gwenwynwyn ab Owain "Cyfeiliog" ap Madog
, while the northern part was called Powys Fadog
after Madog ap Gruffydd "Maelor" ap Madog
Norman invasion of Wales
The Norman invasion of Wales began shortly after the Norman conquest of England under William the Conqueror, who believed England to be his birthright...
was completed in 1282, Wales consisted of a number of independent kingdoms
Monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...
, the most important being Gwynedd
Kingdom of Gwynedd
Gwynedd was one petty kingdom of several Welsh successor states which emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain in the Early Middle Ages, and later evolved into a principality during the High Middle Ages. It was based on the former Brythonic tribal lands of the Ordovices, Gangani, and the...
, Powys, Deheubarth (originally Ceredigion
Kingdom of Ceredigion
The Kingdom of Ceredigion was one of several Welsh kingdoms that emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain. Its area corresponded roughly to that of the modern county of Ceredigion. The kingdom's hilly geography made it difficult for foreign invaders to conquer. Cardigan Bay bordered to the west...
, Seisyllwg and Dyfed
Dyfed
Dyfed is a preserved county of Wales. It was created on 1 April 1974 under the terms of the Local Government Act 1972, and covered approximately the same geographic extent as the ancient Principality of Deheubarth, although excluding the Gower Peninsula and the area west of the River Tawe...
), Gwent and Morgannwg. Boundary changes and the equal division of patrimony meant that few princes ever came close to ruling the whole of Wales.
The names of those known to have ruled over one or more of the kingdoms are listed below (those in heavy type ruled over a large portion of Wales).
Deheubarth
In 909, Dyfed was merged with Seisyllwg (which included Ceredigion) to become Deheubarth. The following is a list of kings of the two former kingdoms, followed by the kings of the combined Deheubarth (beginning with Hywel Dda).Ceredigion
- Ceredig ap CuneddaCeredigCeredig ap Cunedda, , king of Ceredigion, may have been born c. 420 AD in the Brythonic kingdom of Manaw Gododdin , centred on the Firth of Forth in the area known as Yr Hen Ogledd.Little is known of him...
(424 - 453) - Usai (453 - 490)
- Serwyl (490 - 525)
- Boddw (525 - 560)
- Arthfoddw (560 - 595)
- Arthlwys (595 - 630)
- Clydog I (630 - 665)
Dyfed
- ClotenCloten of Dyfed and BrycheiniogCloten was the king of Dyfed and Brycheiniog in southern Wales. Already the king of Dyfed, he married Princess Ceindrech of Brycheiniog c.650, briefly uniting the two kingdoms; they would be divided again after his son's reign....
(dates unknown) married Ceindrech of Brycheiniog, uniting the two kingdoms - RhainRhain of Dyfed and BrycheiniogRhain was king of Dyfed and Brycheiniog in southern Wales in the first half of the 8th century. The previous king of Dyfed, Rhain's father Cloten, had married the princess of Brycheiniog, briefly uniting the two kingdoms. During Rhain's rule, Seisyll, king of Ceredigion, invaded Dyfed and...
(to 740) also king of Brycheiniog; on his death, his kingdoms were divided again by his sons - Maredydd ap Rhain (740-797)
- Rhain ap Maredydd (797-808)
- Owain ap Maredydd (808-811)
Ruled by Glywysing monarchs.
- Hyfaidd ap Bledrig (878-893)
- Llywarch ap HyfaiddLlywarch ap HyfaiddLlywarch ap Hyfaidd was the king of Dyfed, Wales until its conquest in 904 or 905 by Cadell ap Rhodri and his son Hywel Dda, rulers of Seisyllwg. Kingship passed briefly to his brother, Rhodri, until rule was consolidated by Hywel. Hywel married Llywarch's daughter, Elen, to legitimise his claim...
(893-904) - Rhodri ap HyfaiddRhodri ap HyfaiddRhodri ap Hyfaidd was briefly the king of Dyfed. After his brother Llywarch was killed by Hywel Dda and his father Cadell, Rhodri reigned briefly before he himself was killed and the throne was usurped by Hywel, under whom the kingdom then merged with Seisyllwg to form Deheubarth)....
(904-905) - Hywel DdaHywel DdaHywel Dda , was the well-thought-of king of Deheubarth in south-west Wales, who eventually came to rule Wales from Prestatyn to Pembroke. As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr, through his father Cadell, Hywel was a member of the Dinefwr branch of the dynasty and is also named Hywel ap Cadell...
(Hywel the Good) (905-909)
Seisyllwg
- SeisyllSeisyllSeisyll ap Clydog was King of Ceredigion in Wales some time in the late 7th or early 8th century. He gave his name to the later kingdom of Seisyllwg, which consisted of Ceredigion plus the region known as Ystrad Tywi; as such he was possibly the king responsible for the expansion...
(7th century, eponymous ruler) - Gwgon of Seisyllwg (to 872)
- Anghared, sister and heiress of Gwgon
- with Rhodri MawrRhodri the GreatRhodri the Great was King of Gwynedd from 844 until his death. He was the first Welsh ruler to be called 'Great', and the first to rule most of present-day Wales...
by Jure uxorisJure uxorisJure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....
, by right of his wife, (872-878)
- with Rhodri Mawr
- Cadell ap RhodriCadell ap RhodriCadell ap Rhodri was the son of Rhodri Mawr . He inherited the kingdom of Seisyllwg from his mother Angharad of Seisyllwg in 878, and passed it to his son, Hywel Dda , on his death in 909. Cadell and Hywel had previously conquered Dyfed in 904/905, establishing Hywel as the king in that region...
second son of Anghared and Rhodri (878-909) - Hywel DdaHywel DdaHywel Dda , was the well-thought-of king of Deheubarth in south-west Wales, who eventually came to rule Wales from Prestatyn to Pembroke. As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr, through his father Cadell, Hywel was a member of the Dinefwr branch of the dynasty and is also named Hywel ap Cadell...
(Hywel the Good) (909)
Deheubarth
- Hywel DdaHywel DdaHywel Dda , was the well-thought-of king of Deheubarth in south-west Wales, who eventually came to rule Wales from Prestatyn to Pembroke. As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr, through his father Cadell, Hywel was a member of the Dinefwr branch of the dynasty and is also named Hywel ap Cadell...
(Hywel the Good) (909-950) - His son, Owain ap HywelOwain ap HywelOwain ap Hywel was king of Deheubarth in south Wales and probably also controlled Powys.Owain was the son of Hywel Dda, originally king of Deheubarth but by the end of his life king of most of Wales. On Hywel's death in 950 Deheubarth was shared between Owain and his two brothers, Rhodri and Edwin...
(950-986)- Rhodri ap HywelRhodri ap HywelRhodri ap Hywel was a king of Deheubarth in south Wales, and son of Hywel Dda.On Hywel's death in 950 Deheubarth was shared between Rhodri and his two brothers, Edwin and Owain...
(950-953) and - Edwin ap HywelEdwin ap HywelEdwin ap Hywel was a king of Deheubarth in south Wales, and son of Hywel Dda.On Hywel's death in 950 Deheubarth was shared between Edwin and his two brothers, Rhodri and Owain...
(950-954)
- Rhodri ap Hywel
- Owain ap Hywel's son, Maredudd ab OwainMaredudd ab OwainMaredudd ab Owain was a King of Deheubarth, and through conquest also of Gwynedd and Powys, kingdoms in medieval Wales.Maredudd was the son of Owain ap Hywel and the grandson of Hywel Dda. His father was king of Deheubarth before him. As Owain grew too old to lead in battle his son Maredudd took...
(986-999) - Cynan ap HywelCynan ap HywelCynan ap Hywel was a Prince of Gwynedd, one of the kingdoms or principalities of medieval Wales.After the death in 999 of Maredudd ab Owain who had seized Gwynedd from the line of Idwal Foel, the rule of Gwynedd returned to the original dynasty in the form of Idwal's great-grandson, Cynan ap Hywel...
, prince of Gwynedd (999-1005) - Maredudd ab Owain's son, Edwin ab Einion (1005–1018) who co-ruled with his brother,
- Cadell ab Einion (1005–1018)
- Llywelyn ap SeisyllLlywelyn ap SeisyllLlywelyn ap Seisyll was a King of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth in north-west and south-west Wales, also called King of the Britons by the Annals of Ulster. Also called Llywelyn ap Seisyllt- Lineage :...
, prince of Gwynedd (1018–1023) - Rhydderch ap Iestyn, prince of Glywysing (1023–1033)
- Edwin ab Einion's son, Hywel ab EdwinHywel ab EdwinHywel ab Edwin was king of Deheubarth in south Wales from 1033.Hywel was the son of Edwin ab Einion and great-grandson of Hywel Dda. When the previous king, Rhydderch ap Iestyn, who had usurped the throne, died in 1033 Hywel became king of Deheubarth, sharing the realm with his brother Maredudd.On...
(1033–1044) - Rhydderch ap Iestyn's son, Gruffydd ap RhydderchGruffydd ap RhydderchGruffydd ap Rhydderch was a king of Gwent and part of the kingdom of Morgannwg in south Wales and later king of Deheubarth.Gruffydd was the son of Rhydderch ab Iestyn who had been able to take over the kingdom of Deheubarth from 1023 to 1033...
(1047–1055) - Gruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap Llywelyn was the ruler of all Wales from 1055 until his death, the only Welsh monarch able to make this boast...
, prince of Gwynedd (1055–1063) - Edwin ab Einion's grandson, Maredudd ab Owain ab EdwinMaredudd ab Owain ab EdwinMaredudd ab Owain ab Edwin was a prince of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south west Wales.Maredudd was the son of Owain ab Edwin and of the line of Hywel Dda...
(1063–1072) - his brother, Rhys ab OwainRhys ab OwainRhys ab Owain was a king of Deheubarth in southern Wales.Rhys was the son of Owain ab Edwin of the line of Hywel Dda, and member of the Dinefwr dynasty. He followed his brother Maredudd as king of Deheubarth in 1072...
(1072–1078) - his second cousin, Rhys ap TewdwrRhys ap TewdwrRhys ap Tewdwr was a Prince of Deheubarth in south-west Wales and member of the Dinefwr dynasty, a branch descended from Rhodri the Great...
(1078–1093)
Deheubarth was in the possession of the Normans
Norman dynasty
Norman dynasty is the usual designation for the family that were the Dukes of Normandy and the English monarchs which immediately followed the Norman conquest and lasted until the Plantagenet dynasty came to power in 1154. It included Rollo and his descendants, and from William the Conqueror and...
from 1093 to 1155
- Gruffydd ap RhysGruffydd ap RhysGruffydd ap Rhys was Prince of Deheubarth, in Wales. His sister was the Princess Nest ferch Rhys.-Early life:Following the death of Gruffydd's father Rhys ap Tewdwr in 1093, Deheubarth was taken over by the Normans, and Gruffydd spent much of his early years in exile in Ireland.In 1113 Gruffydd...
(1116–1137) ruled a portion of Deheubarth with Norman permission - his son, Anarawd ap GruffyddAnarawd ap Gruffydd- Lineage :Anarawd was the eldest son of Gruffydd ap Rhys. On the death of his father in 1137 Anarawd took over the rule of Deheubarth.- Resistance :...
(1136–1143) - his brother, Cadell ap GruffyddCadell ap GruffyddCadell ap Gruffydd was prince of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south west Wales.Cadell was the son of Gruffydd ap Rhys, who held part of the kingdom of Deheubarth with the remainder in the hands of various Norman lords. Gruffydd died in 1137 and Cadell's brother Anarawd ap Gruffydd took over the...
(1143–1151) - his brother, Maredudd ap GruffyddMaredudd ap GruffyddMaredudd ap Gruffydd was a prince of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south west Wales.Maredudd was the eldest son of Gruffydd ap Rhys by Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, though he had two older half-brothers, Anarawd and Cadell. He was only six years old when his mother and then his father were killed...
(1151–1155) - his brother, The Lord Rhys (Rhys ap Gruffydd) (1155–1197)
- his son, Gruffydd ap RhysGruffydd ap Rhys IIGruffydd ap Rhys II was a prince of Deheubarth in south-west Wales.- Lineage :He was the son of Rhys ap Gruffydd and grandson of Gruffydd ap Rhys....
(1197–1201) who for a time ruled jointly with his brother, - Maelgwn ap RhysMaelgwn ap RhysMaelgwn ap Rhys was prince of part of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south west Wales.Maelgwn was the son of Rhys ap Gruffydd by his wife Gwenllian ferch Madog, daughter of Madog ap Maredudd prince of Powys. He appears in the historical record for the first time helping at the siege of Tenby in 1187...
(1199–1230) who disputed the territory with his brother, - Rhys the Hoarse (Rhys GrygRhys GrygRhys Gryg , real name Rhys ap Rhys, also known as Rhys Fychan was a Welsh Prince who ruled part of the Kingdom of Deheubarth.- Lineage :...
) (1216–1234)
From 1234 to 1283, Deheubarth was subject to the princes of Gwynedd
- Rhys the Hoarse's son, Rhys Mechyll (1234–1244) ruled a portion of Deheubarth
- his brother, Maredudd ap Rhys (1244–1271) ruled a portion of Deheubarth
- his son, Rhys ap Maredudd (1271–1283) ruled a portion of Deheubarth
Kings of Gwynedd
- Cunedda Wledig ap EdernCuneddaCunedda ap Edern , was an important early Welsh leader, and the progenitor of the royal dynasty of Gwynedd.-Background and life:The name Cunedda derives from the Brythonic word , meaning good hound. His genealogy is traced back to Padarn Beisrudd, which literally translates as Paternus of the...
(Cunedda the Imperator) (c.450-c.460) - Einion Yrth ap CuneddaEinion Yrth ap CuneddaEinion ap Cunedda , also known as Einion Yrth was a king of Gwynedd.One of the sons of Cunedda, it is believed he travelled with his father to north Wales in the early 450s to expel Irish raiders from the region. After his father's death, Einion inherited control over the newly founded kingdom of...
(Einion the Impetuous) (c.470-c.480) - Cadwallon Lawhir ap EinionCadwallon Lawhir ap EinionCadwallon ap Einion , usually known as Cadwallon Lawhir and also called Cadwallon I by some historians, was a king of Gwynedd....
(Cadwallon Long Hand) (c.500-c.534) - Maelgwn Hir ap CadwallonMaelgwn Hir ap CadwallonMaelgwn Gwynedd was King of Gwynedd . More formally his name was Maelgwn ap Cadwallon , also known as Maelgwn Hir . He was father of Rhun "Hîr"....
(Maelgwn the Tall) (c.520-c.547) - Rhun Hir ap MaelgwnRhun Hir ap MaelgwnRhun ap Maelgwn Gwynedd , also known as Rhun Hir ap Maelgwn Gwynedd , was King of Gwynedd . He came to the throne on the death of his father, King Maelgwn Gwynedd. There are no historical records of his reign in this early age...
(Rhun the Tall) (c.547-c.580) - Beli ap RhunBeli ap RhunBeli ap Rhun was King of Gwynedd . Nothing is known of the person, and his name is known only from Welsh genealogies, which confirm that he had at least two sons. He succeeded his father Rhun ap Maelgwn as king, and was in turn succeeded by his son Iago...
(c.580-c.599) - Iago ap BeliIago ap BeliIago ap Beli was King of Gwynedd . Little is known of him or his kingdom from this early era, with only a few anecdotal mentions of him in historical documents....
(c.599-c.613) - Cadfan ap IagoCadfan ap IagoCadfan ap Iago was King of Gwynedd . Little is known of the history of Gwynedd from this period, and information about Cadfan and his reign is minimal....
(c.613-c.625) - Cadwallon ap CadfanCadwallon ap CadfanCadwallon ap Cadfan was the King of Gwynedd from around 625 until his death in battle. The son and successor of Cadfan ap Iago, he is best remembered as the King of the Britons who invaded and conquered Northumbria, defeating and killing its king, Edwin, prior to his own death in battle against...
(c.625-634) - Cadafael Cadomedd ap CynfeddwCadafael Cadomedd ap CynfeddwCadafael ap Cynfeddw was King of Gwynedd . He came to the throne when his predecessor, King Cadwallon ap Cadfan, was killed in battle, and his primary notability is in having gained the disrespectful sobriquet Cadafael Cadomedd .Unusual for the era, King Cadafael was not a member of one the...
(Cadfael the Battle-Shirker) (634-c.655) - Cadwaladr Fendigaid ap CadwallonCadwaladrCadwaladr ap Cadwallon was King of Gwynedd . Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682, with himself a victim of the second one. Little else is known of his reign...
(Cadwallader the Blessed) (c.655-c.682) - Idwal Iwrch ap CadwaladrIdwal RoebuckIdwal Iwrch , or Idwal ap Cadwaladr , is a figure in the genealogies of the kings of Gwynedd. He was the son of King Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon and the father of King Rhodri Molwynog...
(Idwal Roebuck) (c.682-c.720) - Rhodri Molwynog ap IdwalRhodri Molwynog ap IdwalRhodri Molwynog ap Idwal was King of Gwynedd . This era in the history of Gwynedd was not notable, and given the lack of reliable information available, serious histories of Wales, such that as by Davies, do not mention Rhodri, while that of Lloyd mentions his name in passing only to quote the...
(Rhodri the Bald and Gray) (c.720-c.754) - Caradog ap MeirionCaradog ap MeirionCaradog ap Meirion was King of Gwynedd . This era in the history of Gwynedd was not notable, and given the lack of reliable information available, serious histories of Wales, such that as by Davies, do not mention Caradog, while that of Lloyd mentions his name only in a footnote quoting the year...
(c.754-c.798) - Cynan Dindaethwy ap RhodriCynan Dindaethwy ap RhodriCynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri was King of Gwynedd . His reign was marked by a destructive dynastic power struggle with his brother Hywel, and is not otherwise notable....
(c.798-816) - Hywel ap Rhodri MolwynogHywel ap Rhodri MolwynogHywel ap Rhodri Molwynog was King of Gwynedd . He rose to power following a destructive dynastic struggle in which he deposed his brother, King Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri . During Hywel's reign Gwynedd's power was largely confined to Anglesey...
(814-825) - Merfyn Frych ap Gwriad (Merfyn the Freckled) (825-844)
- Rhodri Mawr ap MerfynRhodri the GreatRhodri the Great was King of Gwynedd from 844 until his death. He was the first Welsh ruler to be called 'Great', and the first to rule most of present-day Wales...
(Rhodri the Great) (844-878) - Anarawd ap RhodriAnarawd ap RhodriAnarawd ap Rhodri was a King of Gwynedd, also referred to as "King of the Britons" by the Annales Cambriae.Anarawd's father Rhodri the Great had eventually become ruler of most of Wales, but on his death in 878 his kingdom was shared out between his sons, with Anarawd inheriting the throne of...
(878-916) (establishes the AberffrawHouse of GwyneddThe House of Gwynedd is the name given to the old royal house of the Kingdom of Gwynedd. Technically it is divided between the earlier House of Cunedda which lasted from c.420-825 and the later House of Aberffraw beginning in 844. They are so named after the founding king of Gwynedd; Cunedda, and...
dynasty, the senior branch of descendants from Rhodri Mawr) - Idwal FoelIdwal FoelIdwal Foel ap Anarawd was a King of Gwynedd, referred to as King of the Britons by William of Malmesbury in his Gesta Regum Anglorum. William spells his name as Judwalum in the original Latin ; the Annales Cambriae spell it Iudgual.Idwal inherited the throne of Gwynedd on the death of his...
ab Anarawd (Idwal the Bald) (916-942) - Hywel Dda ap CadellHywel DdaHywel Dda , was the well-thought-of king of Deheubarth in south-west Wales, who eventually came to rule Wales from Prestatyn to Pembroke. As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr, through his father Cadell, Hywel was a member of the Dinefwr branch of the dynasty and is also named Hywel ap Cadell...
(Howell the Good) (942-950) (DinefwrDinefwrDinefwr was a local government district of Dyfed, Wales from 1974 to 1996. It was named after Dinefwr Castle which was the royal capital of the Principality of Deheubarth and one of the three principal royal courts of Wales....
dynasty of Rhodri Mawr's descendants usurp from Aberffraw.) - Iago ab IdwalIago ab IdwalNot to be confused with Iago ab Idwal ap MeurigIago ab Idwal was a King of Gwynedd and possibly Powys, also referred to as "King of the Britons" by the Annals of Ulster....
(950-979) (returns to the Aberffraw branch) - Ieuaf ab IdwalIeuaf ab IdwalIeuaf ap Idwal was a king of part of Gwynedd and possibly part of Powys .Ieuaf was the son of Idwal Foel...
(950-969) - Hywel ab IeuafHywel ab IeuafHywel ap Ieuaf was a King of Gwynedd in north-west Wales from 979 to 985.Hywel was the son of Ieuaf ap Idwal who had ruled Gwynedd jointly with his brother Iago ab Idwal until 969. In that year the sons of Idwal quarrelled and Iago took Ieuaf prisoner...
(974-985) - Cadwallon ab IeuafCadwallon ab IeuafCadwallon ap Ieuaf was a King of Gwynedd.Cadwallon was the son of Ieuaf ab Idwal and succeeded to the throne of Gwynedd on the death of his brother Hywel ab Ieuaf in 985. He only reigned for a year, for in 986 Maredudd ab Owain of Deheubarth invaded Gwynedd, slew Cadwallon and annexed his...
(985-986) - Maredudd ab OwainMaredudd ab OwainMaredudd ab Owain was a King of Deheubarth, and through conquest also of Gwynedd and Powys, kingdoms in medieval Wales.Maredudd was the son of Owain ap Hywel and the grandson of Hywel Dda. His father was king of Deheubarth before him. As Owain grew too old to lead in battle his son Maredudd took...
(986-999) DinefwrDinefwrDinefwr was a local government district of Dyfed, Wales from 1974 to 1996. It was named after Dinefwr Castle which was the royal capital of the Principality of Deheubarth and one of the three principal royal courts of Wales....
dynasty seizes Gwynedd - Cynan ap HywelCynan ap HywelCynan ap Hywel was a Prince of Gwynedd, one of the kingdoms or principalities of medieval Wales.After the death in 999 of Maredudd ab Owain who had seized Gwynedd from the line of Idwal Foel, the rule of Gwynedd returned to the original dynasty in the form of Idwal's great-grandson, Cynan ap Hywel...
(999-1005) Returns to the Aberffraw dynasty briefly - Aeddan ap BlegywrydAeddan ap BlegywrydAeddan ap Blegywryd was a Prince of Gwynedd in medieval Wales.After the death of Cynan ap Hywel in 1005, the throne of Gwynedd fell to Aeddan ap Blegywryd, who was apparently out of the direct line of succession. It is not known whether or not Aeddan seized the throne by force, but his lack of...
(1005–1018) (usurpes Gwynedd from the Aberffraw dynasty)) - Llywelyn ap SeisyllLlywelyn ap SeisyllLlywelyn ap Seisyll was a King of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth in north-west and south-west Wales, also called King of the Britons by the Annals of Ulster. Also called Llywelyn ap Seisyllt- Lineage :...
(1018–1023) (cadet branch of MathrafalMathrafalMathrafal near Welshpool, in Powys, Mid Wales, was the seat of the Kings and Princes of Powys probably from the 9th century until its destruction in 1212 by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth of Gwynedd.- Location :...
dynasty from Powys usurps from Aeddan ap Blegywryd) - Iago ab Idwal ap MeurigIago ab Idwal ap MeurigIago ab Idwal ap Meurig was a Prince of Gwynedd.On the death of Llywelyn ap Seisyll in 1023, the rule of Gwynedd returned to the ancient dynasty with the accession of Iago, who was a great-grandson of Idwal Foel....
(1023–1039) (Aberffraw dynasty returns) - Gruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap Llywelyn was the ruler of all Wales from 1055 until his death, the only Welsh monarch able to make this boast...
(1039–1063) (Llywelyn's son Gruffydd usurps from Aberffraw dynasty) - Bleddyn ap CynfynBleddyn ap CynfynBleddyn ap Cynfyn was a Prince of the Welsh Kingdoms of Gwynedd and of Powys.- Lineage :Bleddyn was the son of Princess Angharad ferch Maredudd with her second husband Cynfyn ap Gwerstan, a Powys Lord, about whom little is now known...
(1063–1075) (Mathrafal dynasty of Powys "receives" Gwynedd from the English King) - Trahaearn ap CaradogTrahaearn ap Caradog- Accession:On the death of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn in 1075, it appears that none of his sons were old enough to claim the throne, and Bleddyn's cousin Trahaearn ap Caradog, seized power...
(1075–1081) - Gruffydd ap CynanGruffydd ap CynanGruffydd ap Cynan was a King of Gwynedd. In the course of a long and eventful life, he became a key figure in Welsh resistance to Norman rule, and was remembered as King of all Wales...
(1081–1137) (Aberffraw dynasty returns) - Owain Gwynedd ap GruffyddOwain GwyneddOwain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd , in English also known as Owen the Great, was King of Gwynedd from 1137 until his death in 1170. He is occasionally referred to as "Owain I of Gwynedd"; and as "Owain I of Wales" on account of his claim to be King of Wales. He is considered to be the most successful of...
(1137–1170) (First person to use the title Prince of Wales)
Princes of Aberffraw & Lords of Snowdon
- Maelgwn ab Owain GwyneddMaelgwn ab Owain GwyneddMaelgwn ab Owain Gwynedd was a prince of part of Gwynedd.Maelgwn was the son of Owain Gwynedd and Gwladus ferch Llywarch ap Trahaearn, and therefore full brother to Iorwerth Drwyndwn, the father of Llywelyn the Great...
(1170–1173) - Dafydd ab Owain GwyneddDafydd ab Owain GwyneddDafydd ab Owain Gwynedd was Prince of Gwynedd from 1170 to 1195. For a time he ruled jointly with his brothers Maelgwn ab Owain Gwynedd and Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd....
(1170–1195) (in the east) - Rhodri ab Owain GwyneddRhodri ab Owain GwyneddRhodri ab Owain Gwynedd was prince of part of Gwynedd, one of the kingdoms of medieval Wales. He ruled from 1175 to 1195.On the death of Owain Gwynedd in 1170, fighting broke out among his nineteen sons over the division of his kingdom...
(1170–1190) (in the west) - Llywelyn Fawr ap IorwerthLlywelyn the GreatLlywelyn the Great , full name Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, was a Prince of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually de facto ruler over most of Wales...
(Llywelyn the Great) (1195–1240) - Dafydd ap LlywelynDafydd ap LlywelynDafydd ap Llywelyn was Prince of Gwynedd from 1240 to 1246. He was for a time recognised as Prince of Wales.- Descent :...
(1240–1246) (Used title Prince of Wales from 1244 onwards) - Owain Goch ap GruffyddOwain Goch ap GruffyddOwain ap Gruffudd, , , was brother to Llywelyn the Last and Dafydd ap Gruffudd and, for a brief period in the late 1240s and early 1250s, ruler of part of the Kingdom of Gwynedd .- Lineage :Owain was the eldest son of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and the grandson of Llywelyn the Great...
(Owen the Red) (1246–1255) - Llywelyn ap GruffyddLlywelyn the LastLlywelyn ap Gruffydd or Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf , sometimes rendered as Llywelyn II, was the last prince of an independent Wales before its conquest by Edward I of England....
(Llywelyn the Last) (1246–1282) (Used title Prince of Wales from 1258 onwards) - Dafydd ap GruffyddDafydd ap GruffyddDafydd ap Gruffydd was Prince of Wales from 11 December 1282 until his execution on 3 October 1283 by King Edward I of England...
(1282–1283) (not crowned but claimed the title) - Madog ap LlywelynMadog ap LlywelynMadog ap Llywelyn, or Prince Madoc, was from a junior branch of the House of Aberffraw and a distant relation of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last recognised native Prince of Wales.-Lineage:...
(1294–1295) (not crowned but claimed the title) - Owain ap Tomas ap RhodriOwain LawgochOwain Lawgoch, , full name Owain ap Thomas ap Rhodri , was a Welsh soldier who served in Spain, France, Alsace and Switzerland. He led a Free Company fighting for the French against the English in the Hundred Years' War...
(Owen the Red Hand) (1372–1378) (in exile but claimed the title)
Glywysing
- GlywysGlywysGlywys is described in Welsh genealogies as an early 5th century Welsh king who is seen as an important character in early Welsh history. The kingdom of Glywysing is believed to have been named after Glywys, and is the earliest place name for the land between the Rivers Tawe and Usk...
, Son of Solar (about c.470-c.480), who gave his name to the kingdom.- GwynllywGwynllywSaint Gwynllyw Milwr or Gwynllyw Farfog, known in English in a corrupted form as Woolos the Warrior or Woolos the Bearded was a Welsh king and religious figure....
, son of Glywys, ruler of GwynllwgGwynllwgGwynllŵg was a kingdom of mediæval Wales and later a Norman lordship and then a cantref.-Location:It was named after Gwynllyw, its 5th century or 6th century ruler and consisted of the coastal plain stretching between the Rhymney and Usk rivers, together with the hills to the north...
(c.480-523), cantref of Glywysing - Pawl, son of Glywys, ruler of PenychenPenychenPenychen was a possible minor kingdom of early mediæval Wales and later a cantref of the Kingdom of Morgannwg. Penychen was one of three cantrefs that made up the kingdom of Glywysing, the other two being Gwynllwg and Gorfynydd...
(c.480-540), cantref of Glywysing - Mechwyn, son of Glywys, ruler of GorfynyddGorfynyddGorfynydd was a cantref in Morgannwg, Wales lying between the rivers Thaw and Neath . The name survived in ecclesiastical use until recently as the rural deanery of Gronneath ....
(c.480-c.500), cantref of Glywysing
- Gwynllyw
- CadocCadocSaint Cadoc , Abbot of Llancarfan, was one of the 6th century British Christian saints. His vita twice mentions King Arthur. The Abbey of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorganshire, which he founded circa 518, became famous as a centre of learning...
, son of Gwynllyw, ruler of Gwynllwg (523-560) and Penychen (540-560), died without heirs - TewdrigTewdrigTewdrig or Tewdrig ap Teithfallt was a king of the post-Roman Kingdom of Glywysing. He abdicated in favour of his son Meurig and retired to live a hermitical life, but was recalled to lead his son's army against an intruding Saxon force...
, son of Teithfallt - Meurig King of Gwent is left Gwynllwg and Penychen by Cadoc (560 - ?)
- Glywysing is ruled by the Kings of Gwent until Rhys ap Ithel
- Rhys ap Ithel, son of the Kings of Gwent (c.755-785)
- Arthfael Hen ap Rhys, (Hen the Old) (785-c.825)
- Rhys ap Arthfael, (c.830-c.840)
- Hywel ap Rhys, (c.840-886)
- Owain ap Hywel (886-c.930)
- Gruffydd ap Owain (c.930-934) King of Gower
- Cadwgan ap Owain (c.930-950) King of West Glywysing
- Morgan the Old (Morgan Hen or Morgan ab Owain or Moragn Hen Fawr) (930-974) united the former kingdoms of Gwent and Glywysing in 942 under the name of Morgannwg, but they were broken up again immediately after his death, remaining separate until about 1055
- Morgan the Old's son, Owain ap Morgan (974-about 983)
- brothers of Owain ap Morgan (dates unknown)
- his son, Rhys ab Owain (about 990-about 1000) who ruled Glywysing jointly with his brothers,
- Hywel ab OwainHywel ab OwainHywel ab Owain was a Welsh king of a part of Glywysing from about 990 until his death in 1043.-More information:*http://www.castlewales.com/gwent.html...
(about 990-about 1043) and - Iestyn ab Owain (about 990-about 1015)
- his brother, Rhydderch ap Iestyn (about 1015-1033)
- his son, Gruffydd ap RhydderchGruffydd ap RhydderchGruffydd ap Rhydderch was a king of Gwent and part of the kingdom of Morgannwg in south Wales and later king of Deheubarth.Gruffydd was the son of Rhydderch ab Iestyn who had been able to take over the kingdom of Deheubarth from 1023 to 1033...
(1033–1055) - the invader, Gruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap Llywelyn was the ruler of all Wales from 1055 until his death, the only Welsh monarch able to make this boast...
, prince of Gwynedd (1055–1063) - Gruffydd ap Rhydderch's son, Caradog ap GruffyddCaradog ap GruffyddCaradog ap Gruffydd was a Prince of Gwent in south-east Wales who made repeated attempts to gain power over all of southern Wales by seizing the Kingdom of Deheubarth.- Lineage :...
(1063–1081) who was a subject of the King of Gwent and King of Morgannwg Cadwgan ap MeurigCadwgan ap MeurigCadwgan ap Meurig was a medieval Welsh ruler who reigned over the petty kingdoms of Gwent and Morgannwg in the tumultuous years of dynastic struggle leading up to the Norman invasion of Wales....
before he deposed him and took the kingdom for himself - Iestyn ap Gwrgan(t)Iestyn ap GwrgantIestyn ap Gwrgant was the last ruler of the Welsh kingdom of Morgannwg, which encompassed the counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire .- Lineage :...
(1081–1091)
Iestyn was the last ruler of an independent Morgannwg, which was thereafter in the possession of the Normans
Norman dynasty
Norman dynasty is the usual designation for the family that were the Dukes of Normandy and the English monarchs which immediately followed the Norman conquest and lasted until the Plantagenet dynasty came to power in 1154. It included Rollo and his descendants, and from William the Conqueror and...
and became the lordship of Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
Gwent
- Morgan the Old (Morgan Hen or Morgan ab Owain or Moragn Hen Fawr) (930-974) united the former kingdoms of Gwent and Glywysing in 942 under the name of Morgannwg, but they were broken up again immediately after his death, remaining separate until about 1055
- Nowy ap Gwriad ruled Gwent (about 950-about 970) while Glywysing was ruled jointly by brothers of Owain ap Morgan (dates unknown), probably under Morgan the Old
- his son, Arthfael ap Nowy (about 970-983)
- his cousin, Rhodri ap Elisedd (983-about 1015) who ruled jointly with his brother,
- Gruffydd ap Elisedd (983-about 1015)
- his ?cousin, Edwyn ap GwriadEdwyn ap GwriadEdwyn ap Gwraid was a Welsh king of Gwent from 1015-1045. He was imprisoned and blinded by his successor, Meurig ap Hywel, the son of Hywel ab Owain.-External links:*...
(1015–1045) - Hywel ab Owain's son, Meurig ap Hywel (1045–1055) who ruled jointly with
- his son, Cadwgan ap MeurigCadwgan ap MeurigCadwgan ap Meurig was a medieval Welsh ruler who reigned over the petty kingdoms of Gwent and Morgannwg in the tumultuous years of dynastic struggle leading up to the Norman invasion of Wales....
(1045–1055) - the invader, Gruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap Llywelyn was the ruler of all Wales from 1055 until his death, the only Welsh monarch able to make this boast...
, prince of Gwynedd (1055–1063) who died and was replaced with his predecessor - Cadwgan ap MeurigCadwgan ap MeurigCadwgan ap Meurig was a medieval Welsh ruler who reigned over the petty kingdoms of Gwent and Morgannwg in the tumultuous years of dynastic struggle leading up to the Norman invasion of Wales....
(1063–1074), who was also King of Morgannwg, ruling Glywysing through - Gruffydd ap Rhydderch's son, Caradog ap GruffyddCaradog ap GruffyddCaradog ap Gruffydd was a Prince of Gwent in south-east Wales who made repeated attempts to gain power over all of southern Wales by seizing the Kingdom of Deheubarth.- Lineage :...
(1075–1081) who seized Gwent and the Kingdom of Morgannwg, - Iestyn ap Gwrgan(t)Iestyn ap GwrgantIestyn ap Gwrgant was the last ruler of the Welsh kingdom of Morgannwg, which encompassed the counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire .- Lineage :...
(1081–1091)
Iestyn was the last ruler of an independent Morgannwg, which was thereafter in the possession of the Normans
Norman dynasty
Norman dynasty is the usual designation for the family that were the Dukes of Normandy and the English monarchs which immediately followed the Norman conquest and lasted until the Plantagenet dynasty came to power in 1154. It included Rollo and his descendants, and from William the Conqueror and...
and became the lordship of Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
House of Gwertherion
- GwrtheyrnVortigernVortigern , also spelled Vortiger and Vortigen, was a 5th-century warlord in Britain, a leading ruler among the Britons. His existence is considered likely, though information about him is shrouded in legend. He is said to have invited the Saxons to settle in Kent as mercenaries to aid him in...
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Vortigern) - Cadeyern Fendigaid c.430 - 447 Reputed eldest son of GwrtheyrnVortigernVortigern , also spelled Vortiger and Vortigen, was a 5th-century warlord in Britain, a leading ruler among the Britons. His existence is considered likely, though information about him is shrouded in legend. He is said to have invited the Saxons to settle in Kent as mercenaries to aid him in...
, blessed by Saint GermanusSaint GermanusSaint Germanus may refer to:*Germanus , Spanish martyr-saint *Germanus of Auxerre , bishop of Auxerre who founded the Carolingian abbey of Saint-Germain en Auxerre named for the same saint... - Cadell DdyrnllwgCadell Ddyrnllwg- References :...
c. 447 - 460 - Rhyddfedd FrychRhyddfedd FrychRhyddfedd Frych , sometimes called Rhyddfedd ap Categern was, according to the genealogical lists, a late 5th century King of Powys, Wales. His actual date of birth is uncertain, as is his date of death and the date he ascended to the throne...
c. 480 - Cyngen GlodryddCyngen GlodryddCyngen Glodrydd was an early 6th century King of Powys. He was the son of Rhyddfedd Frych.- Refenences :...
c. 500 - Pasgen ap CyngenPasgen ap CyngenPasgen ap Cyngen was a mid 6th century King of Powys, and son of Cyngen Glodrydd.- References :...
c. 530 - Morgan ap PasgenMorgan ap PasgenMorgan ap Pasgen was a mid 6th century King of Powys, and a son of Pasgen ap Cyngen.- References :...
c. 540 - Brochwel YsgithrogBrochwel YsgithrogBrochwel ap Cyngen , better known as Brochwel Ysgrithrog, was a king of Powys in Eastern Wales. The unusual nickname Ysgithrog has been translated as ‘of the canine teeth’, ‘the fanged’ or ‘of the tusk’ .-Family:Brochwel was the son of King Cyngen Glodrydd and his wife St...
c. 550 - Cynan GarwynCynan GarwynCynan Garwyn was king of Powys in the north-east and east of Wales, who flourished in the second half of the 6th century. Little reliable information exists which can be used to reconstruct the background and career of the historical figure...
(? – 610) - Selyf ap CynanSelyf ap CynanSelyf ap Cynan appears in Old Welsh genealogies as an early 7th century King of Powys, the son of Cynan Garwyn....
(610 – 613) - Manwgan ap SelyfManwgan ap SelyfManwgan ap Selyf was an early 7th century King of Powys, the son of Selyf Sarffgadau.One theory asserts that when Manwgan ap Selyf came to the throne in 613 he was a young boy, which led to an invasion of Powys by Eluadd ap Glast , the erstwhile King of Dogfeiling...
(613) - Eiludd PowysEiludd PowysEiludd Powys was an early 7th century King of Powys.One theory asserts that when Manwgan ap Selyf came to the throne in 613 he was a young boy, which led to an invasion of Powys by Eluadd ap Glast , the erstwhile King of Dogfeiling...
(613 – ?) - Beli ap EiluddBeli ap EiluddBeli ap Eiludd was a 7th century King of Powys.Some theories assert that he was in fact the son of Manwgan ap Selyf who regained power after Eiludd Powys was killed at the battle of Battle of Maes Cogwy in 642. - References :...
vers 655 - Gwylog ap BeliGwylog ap BeliGwylog ap Beli was one of the rulers of the Kingdom of Powys, son of Beli ap Eiludd....
(695? – 725) - Elisedd ap GwylogElisedd ap GwylogElisedd ap Gwylog , also known as Elise, was king of Powys in eastern Wales.Little has been preserved in the historical records about Elisedd, who was a descendant of Brochwel Ysgithrog. He appears to have reclaimed the territory of Powys after it had been overrun by the English...
(725 – 755?) - Brochfael ap EliseddBrochfael ap Elisedd- References :...
(755? – 773) - Cadell ap EliseddCadell ap EliseddCadell ap Elisedd or Cadell Powys was a late 8th and early 9th century King of Powys. He was the son of Elisedd ap Gwylog. He succeeded his brother Brochfael ap Elisedd in 773, according to Brochfael ap Elisedd on Viquipedia.- References :...
(773 – 808) - Cyngen ap CadellCyngen ap CadellCyngen ap Cadell was a king of Powys in eastern Wales.-Biography:Cyngen was of the line of Brochwel Ysgithrog and after a long reign as king of Powys went on a pilgrimage to Rome and died there in 855...
(808 – 854) Throne usurped by Gwynedd and exiled to Rome where the family endured
House of Manaw
- Rhodri Mawr (854 – 878) of Gwynedd, inheriting through his mother
- Merfyn ap RhodriMerfyn ap RhodriMerfyn ap Rhodri was a late 9th century King of Powys.Upon the death of his father, Rhodri the Great in 878, Merfyn inherited the Kingdom of Powys. Merfyn's 2 brothers Anarawd ap Rhodri, and Cadell ap Rhodri received the Kingdoms of Gwynedd and Seisyllwg.- References :...
(878 – 900) - Llywelyn ap MerfynLlywelyn ap MerfynLlywelyn ap Merfyn was an early 10th century King of Powys, son of Merfyn ap Rhodri, and grandson of Rhodri the Great, ....
(900 – 942) - Hywel DdaHywel DdaHywel Dda , was the well-thought-of king of Deheubarth in south-west Wales, who eventually came to rule Wales from Prestatyn to Pembroke. As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr, through his father Cadell, Hywel was a member of the Dinefwr branch of the dynasty and is also named Hywel ap Cadell...
(942 – 950) Usurped from the Aberffraw line - Owain ap HywelOwain ap HywelOwain ap Hywel was king of Deheubarth in south Wales and probably also controlled Powys.Owain was the son of Hywel Dda, originally king of Deheubarth but by the end of his life king of most of Wales. On Hywel's death in 950 Deheubarth was shared between Owain and his two brothers, Rhodri and Edwin...
(950 – 986) Ruled thereafter by a cadet branchCadet branchCadet branch is a term in genealogy to describe the lineage of the descendants of the younger sons of a monarch or patriarch. In the ruling dynasties and noble families of much of Europe and Asia, the family's major assets – titles, realms, fiefs, property and income – have...
of the House of DinefwrHouse of DinefwrThe House of Dinefwr was a royal house of Wales and refers to the descendants of Cadell ap Rhodri King of Seisyllwg, son of Rhodri the Great.With the death of Rhodri Mawr, the kingdom of Gwynedd passed to his eldest son Anarawd ap Rhodri...
, establishing the MathrafalMathrafalMathrafal near Welshpool, in Powys, Mid Wales, was the seat of the Kings and Princes of Powys probably from the 9th century until its destruction in 1212 by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth of Gwynedd.- Location :...
dynasty of rulers - Maredudd ap Owain (986 – 999)
- Llywelyn ap SeisyllLlywelyn ap SeisyllLlywelyn ap Seisyll was a King of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth in north-west and south-west Wales, also called King of the Britons by the Annals of Ulster. Also called Llywelyn ap Seisyllt- Lineage :...
(999 – 1023), son of Angharad by her first husband. Angharad is the daughter of Maredudd ab Owain - Rhydderch ap Iestyn (1023–1033)
- Iago ap Idwal (1033–1039)
- Gruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap Llywelyn was the ruler of all Wales from 1055 until his death, the only Welsh monarch able to make this boast...
(1039–1063)
Mathrafal Princes of Powys
- Bleddyn ap CynfynBleddyn ap CynfynBleddyn ap Cynfyn was a Prince of the Welsh Kingdoms of Gwynedd and of Powys.- Lineage :Bleddyn was the son of Princess Angharad ferch Maredudd with her second husband Cynfyn ap Gwerstan, a Powys Lord, about whom little is now known...
(1063–1075) - Iorwerth ap BleddynIorwerth ap BleddynIorwerth ap Bleddyn was a prince of Powys in eastern Wales.Iorwerth was the son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn who was king of both Powys and Gwynedd. When Bleddyn was killed in 1075, Powys was divided between his three of his sons, Iorwerth, Cadwgan and Maredudd.Iorwerth, Cadwgan and Maredudd held their...
1075 - 1103 (part) - Cadwgan ap BleddynCadwgan ap BleddynCadwgan ap Bleddyn was a prince of Powys in eastern Wales.Cadwgan was the second son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn who was king of both Powys and Gwynedd. When Bleddyn was killed in 1075, Powys was divided between three of his sons, Cadwgan, Iorwerth and Maredudd. Cadwgan is first heard of in 1088 when he...
(1075 - 1111 (part) - Owain ap CadwganOwain ap CadwganOwain ap Cadwgan was a prince of Powys in eastern Wales. He is best known for his abduction of Nest, wife of Gerald of Windsor.Owain was the eldest son of Cadwgan ap Bleddyn, prince of part of Powys. He is first recorded in 1106, when he killed Meurig and Griffri, the sons of Trahaearn ap Caradog,...
(1111 - 1116 (part) - Maredudd ap BleddynMaredudd ap BleddynMaredudd ap Bleddyn was a prince of Powys in eastern Wales.Maredudd was the son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn who was king of both Powys and Gwynedd...
(1116–1132) - Madog ap MareduddMadog ap MareduddMadog ap Maredudd was the last Prince of the entire Kingdom of Powys, Wales and for a time held the Fitzalan Lordship of Oswestry.Madog was the son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn and grandson of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn. He followed his father on the throne of Powys in 1132...
(1132–1160)
From 1160 Powys was split into two parts. The southern part was later called Powys Wenwynwyn
Powys Wenwynwyn
Powys Wenwynwyn or Powys Cyfeiliog was the southern portion of the former princely state of Powys which split following the death of Madog ap Maredudd of Powys in 1160...
after Gwenwynwyn ab Owain "Cyfeiliog" ap Madog
Gwenwynwyn ab Owain
Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog was the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.- Lineage :...
, while the northern part was called Powys Fadog
Powys Fadog
Powys Fadog or Lower Powys was the northern portion of the former princely realm of Powys which split in two following the death of Madog ap Maredudd of Powys in 1160...
after Madog ap Gruffydd "Maelor" ap Madog
Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor
Madog ap Gruffudd or Madog ap Gruffudd Maelor, was Prince of Powys Fadog 1191-1236 in north-east Wales.- Lineage :He was elder son of Gruffydd Maelor and his wife, Angharad a daughter of Owain Gwynedd.- Sole Ruler :...
See also
- Owain GlyndŵrOwain GlyndwrOwain Glyndŵr , or Owain Glyn Dŵr, anglicised by William Shakespeare as Owen Glendower , was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales...
- Edward I of EnglandEdward I of EnglandEdward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...
- Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
- List of British monarchs
- Kings of the Britons